Officials Weigh New SUV Safety Standards

By Liane Hansen

Published February 8, 2003 at 11:00 PM CST

Prompted by new information about the number of fatalities in sport utility vehicle accidents, the National Highway Safety Administration considers new standards for SUVs. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and Danny Hakim of The New York Times.

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Liane Hansen

Liane Hansen has been the host of NPR's award-winning Weekend Edition Sunday for 20 years. She brings to her position an extensive background in broadcast journalism, including work as a radio producer, reporter, and on-air host at both the local and national level. The program has covered such breaking news stories as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Columbia shuttle tragedy. In 2004, Liane was granted an exclusive interview with former weapons inspector David Kay prior to his report on the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The show also won the James Beard award for best radio program on food for a report on SPAM.